Suture
Which suture material should be used in the presence of infection?
A. Polyglycolic acid
B. Silk
C. Chromic gut
D. Steel
D. Steel
Which of the following position devices is needed when placing the patient in the supine position?
A. Kidney rest
B. Elbow pads
C. Mayfield headrest
D. Beanbag
B. Elbow pads
Another name for tonsil suction is:
A. Poole
B. Baron
C. Frazier
D. Yankauer
D. Yankauer
Which of the following is a type of tissue forceps?
A. Brown-adson
B. Pean
C. Allis
D. Schnidt
A. Brown-adson
which type of dressing washes or wears off after several days?
A. Stent
B. Steri strips
C. collodion
D. Bioclusive
C. Collodion
What is the best synthetic substitute for stainless steel?
A. Surgical silk
B. Polypropylene
C. Chromic gut
D. PTFE
B. Polypropylene
How would you position a patient with an intertrochanteric fracture?
A. Lateral
B. Prone
C. Supine
D. Trendelenburg
C. Supine
Which of the following forceps would be used during a splenectomy?
A. Doyen
B. Randall
C. Right angle
D. Kocher
C. Right angle
Which endoscope is used for the removal of foreign bodies from the airway of pediatric patients?
A. Flexible esophagoscope
B. Flexible bronchoscope
C. Rigid esophagoscope
D. Rigid bronchoscope
D. Rigid bronchoscope
An example of a non adherent inner layer dressing is:
A. Xeroform
B. ABD
C. Stockinette
D. Coban
A. Xeroform
Retention bridges are used for:
A. Allow for easy removal of sutures
B. Prevent heavy sutures from cutting into the skin
C. Keep postoperative drains in place
D. Designate sutures that are to be removed first
B. Prevent heavy sutures from cutting into the skin
How are the legs of the patient positioned for lateral position?
A. lower leg straight; upper leg flexed
B. lower leg flexed; upper leg straight
C. both legs straight
D. both legs flexed
B. Lower leg flexed; upper leg straight
Which clamp is most often used to grasp the appendix?
A. Dennis
B. Peon
C. Allis
D. Babcock
D. Babcock
A. Bailey
B. Semb
C. Matson
D. Doyen
A. Bailey
Which of the following is a non-adherent dressing?
A. kling
B. adaptic
C. collodion
D. elastoplast
B. adaptic
Which of the following types of suture create the least tissue trauma and drag?
A. Swaged Multifilament
B. Swaged Monofilament
C. Threaded Multifilament
D. Threaded Monofilament
B. Swaged Monofilament
Which nerve could be damaged when the patient is placed in Fowler's position?
A. Ulnar
B. Femoral
C. Brachial
D. Sciatic
D. Sciatic
Which of the following would be used to remove the lamina during a laminectomy?
A. Key elevator
B. Liston bone cutter
C. Penfield dissector
D. Kerrison rongeur
D. Kerrison rongeur
Which of the following is used to create the trough on the anterior glenoid rim during a Bankart procedure?
A. Periosteal elevator
B. Bone cutting forceps
C. Shaver with Abrader tip
D. Reciprocating saw
C. Shaver with Abrader tip
Plaster rolls for casting should be submerged in which of the following?
A. Lukewarm saline
B. Lukewarm water
C. Cold saline
D. Cold water
B. Lukewarm water
What type of suture technique is used to invert the stump of the appendix during an appendectomy?
A. Purse-string
B. Continuous
C. Horizontal
D. Interrupted
A. Purse-string
What position allows optimal exposure of the retroperitoneal area of the flank?
A. Prone
B. Trandelenburg
C. Supine
D. Lateral
D. Lateral
What category of instruments are a Hibbs and Hohmann?
A. Hemostats
B. Retractors
C. Bone-holding
D. Periosteal elevators
B. Retractors
A. Dingman
B. Langenbeck
C. Smillie
D. Slocum
A. Dingman
What type of external dressing would be used to eliminate dead space?
A. Immobilizing
B. Bulky
C. Packing
D. Pressure
D. Pressure